Mining

After accepting crypto mining as a separate industry, the Iranian government also plans to launch a national cryptocurrency.

Apart from Ebang, Canaan Creative, the second-largest Bitcoin mining hardware creator, has also filed an IPO to raise $1 billion - in May 2018. 

AMD's shares increased by over 9% in after-hours trading yesterday and the revenue recorded in the current quarter surpassed the expected amount.

Cryptocurrency mining chips have "high electricity consumption and high heat discharge" which increases the likelihood of fire, as reported by South Korea's news outlet Kyunghyang.

The Public Utility District (PUD) 3 passed a moratorium which puts a hold on Bitcoin mining and allows officials to study the effects of cryptocurrencies.

HyperBlock has opted for an all-stock deal worth $82.8 million (C$106 million) to merge the interests of both companies and provide stronger developments in cryptocurrency mining.

According to a post by Google Chrome, "Existing extensions that mine cryptocurrency will be delisted from the Chrome Web Store in late June."

Intel says that the hardware will include "a processor core and a hardware accelerator coupled to the processor core, the hardware accelerator to mine digital currency."

Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, has launched "Plan Chamba Juvenil Digital (Youth Digital Work Plan)", a cryptocurrency mining program for young citizens.

Ukraine's capital, Kiev, is planning to introduce cryptocurrency mining as an economic activity in the state register to allow a relaxed environment for the crypto community.

Swiss Gold Global and Genesis Mining are permanently prohibited from offering any more securities in South Carolina in future.